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MINERSVILLE - Borough police filed charges against a Pottsville woman after an incident at the Fuel Up Convenience Store at 7:57 p.m. Nov. 28.

Police said Cinthia Marie Shaffer, 27, of 16 Park St., removed an ATM card belonging to another female and fraudulently withdrew $202.50 from her account.

Shaffer will have to answer before Magisterial District Judge David A. Plachko, Port Carbon, on charges of theft, receiving stolen property and access device fraud.

Boy charged in

incident at school

TOWER CITY - A 17-year-old Williamstown boy was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance by state police at Lykens after an incident at 8 a.m. Dec. 21 at Williams Valley High School in Williams Township, Dauphin County.

Police said Dauphin County juvenile probation officers went to the school to arrest the boy on charges involving a stolen gun in July, and while taking him into custody found him with 28 prescription pills in a plastic bag.

The boy was committed to a juvenile detention center to await court action, police said.

3 escape injury

in collision

SELTZER - Three people escaped injury in a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Seltzer Road, just east of Gallo Street in Norwegian Township, at 8:17 p.m. Monday, police said.

State police at Schuylkill Haven said Donald P. Troutman Jr., 44, of Minersville, was driving a 2008 GMC Yukon trying to turn from Seltzer Road into an alley where Raymond Green Jr., 74, of Hegins, was legally stopped in his 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe.

In making the turn, police said Troutman struck the driver's side of Green's SUV and then fled the scene south toward Arlene Street in Minersville.

Troutman, who police said will be cited as a result of the crash, along with Green and his passenger, Patricia Green, 65, also of Hegins, all escaped injury.

Tremont man

injured in crash

TOWER CITY - A Tremont man suffered moderate injuries and was flown to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after he was ejected from his 2004 Saturn Ion in a crash on Route 209 at Keystone Road in Porter Township at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

State police at Schuylkill Haven said Erik Ossman, 23, was driving south on Route 209 and came around a left curve when his vehicle began to spin and went into the northbound lane. The vehicle went off of the road and down an embankment, where it rolled over and struck a tree with the passenger's side, police said.

After hitting the tree, police said the vehicle spun 180 degrees and came to a stop facing south in a small wooded area off of the road.

Borough police said Lacy Pajakinas, 22, took items valued at $12 from the Family Dollar store, 137 N. Railroad St., at 1 p.m. Dec. 21. Police said the woman was caught with the unknown items, and a citation was filed for retail theft.

Christmas gifts

taken from porch

TAMAQUA - Someone stole Christmas gifts from the back porch of a home Monday, police said.

Borough police said Jesse Lincovich reported that between 3 and 4 p.m. he put two black garbage bags and two blue Rubbermaid containers with presents on the back porch of 235 Spruce St. The bags and containers were subsequently taken, police said.

Glass door

reported broken

TAMAQUA - A glass door to a business' storage area was broken earlier this week, police said.

Borough police said the incident occurred overnight Sunday at M and I Deli, 535 N. Railroad St. According to police, a man named Irvin Knorr, whose relation to the business is unknown, said the glass on the door was shattered. There was no entry to the storage area, police said.

Window, siding

damaged

TAMAQUA - Siding and a window of a business were damaged this week, police said.

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